Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.206Foreign driver licence holders may drive same motor vehicles and class C motor vehicles
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sec.206 Foreign driver licence holders may drive same motor vehicles and class C motor vehicles
The holder of a foreign driver licence is authorised under the licence— to drive, on a Queensland road, a motor vehicle the holder is authorised to drive under the licence in the country that issued the licence; and to learn to drive, on a Queensland road, a motor vehicle the holder is authorised to learn to drive under the licence in the country that issued the licence. Also, the holder of a foreign driver licence, other than a limited vehicle licence, is authorised under the licence— if the foreign driver licence corresponds to a learner licence—to learn to drive a class C motor vehicle on a Queensland road; and otherwise—to drive a class C motor vehicle on a Queensland road. Subsection (2) applies even if the person is not authorised to drive, or learn to drive, a motor vehicle with the same GVM, or a motor vehicle built or fitted to carry the same number of passengers, as a class C motor vehicle under the foreign driver licence in the country that issued the licence. In this section— limited vehicle licence means a foreign driver licence that authorises the holder to drive, or learn to drive, a motorbike or specially constructed vehicle only. (sec.206-ssec.1) The holder of a foreign driver licence is authorised under the licence— to drive, on a Queensland road, a motor vehicle the holder is authorised to drive under the licence in the country that issued the licence; and to learn to drive, on a Queensland road, a motor vehicle the holder is authorised to learn to drive under the licence in the country that issued the licence. (sec.206-ssec.2) Also, the holder of a foreign driver licence, other than a limited vehicle licence, is authorised under the licence— if the foreign driver licence corresponds to a learner licence—to learn to drive a class C motor vehicle on a Queensland road; and otherwise—to drive a class C motor vehicle on a Queensland road. (sec.206-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies even if the person is not authorised to drive, or learn to drive, a motor vehicle with the same GVM, or a motor vehicle built or fitted to carry the same number of passengers, as a class C motor vehicle under the foreign driver licence in the country that issued the licence. (sec.206-ssec.4) In this section— limited vehicle licence means a foreign driver licence that authorises the holder to drive, or learn to drive, a motorbike or specially constructed vehicle only.
- (a) to drive, on a Queensland road, a motor vehicle the holder is authorised to drive under the licence in the country that issued the licence; and
- (b) to learn to drive, on a Queensland road, a motor vehicle the holder is authorised to learn to drive under the licence in the country that issued the licence.
- (a) if the foreign driver licence corresponds to a learner licence—to learn to drive a class C motor vehicle on a Queensland road; and